Wake-Up Weather: Rain *and* cooler weather ahead? Oh my.

Your sunrise summary of everything you need to know about weather in H-town.

4cast·in·5seconds

The atmosphere’s a changing today, bringing clouds, slightly cooler high temperatures and a modest chance of rain.

run·down

We should start to see some decent rainfall coverage this afternoon, as the mid- and upper-levels of the atmosphere become more favorable for producing showers from the very moist air draped across the upper Texas coast.

National Weather Service forecasters say still more rain should come on Friday, in advance of a cold front, which should provide some lift for the tropical moisture near the surface. Most areas should see 1 to 1.5 inches of rain, but due to the tropical nature of the rainfall, much higher totals are possible in isolated areas.

European model rainfall accumulation forecast for now through Sunday morning. (Weather Bell)

Given our region’s ongoing drought, the rain will for the most part be welcome.

It should come to an end sometime Saturday morning or during the middle of the day — there is not yet great agreement among the models — allowing some drier and cooler air into the region. Areas in downtown Houston and closer to the coast should see highs around 90 and lows in the upper 60s for a few days. Areas to the north of downtown could see lows in the middle-60s, and perhaps even a tad lower.

It’s not the strongest of fronts by any means, but it’s a promise that cooler weather lies ahead. And I’ll take that.

trop·ics

The National Hurricane Center continues to indicate the likelihood (80 percent) that a tropical storm will form in the southern Gulf of Mexico during the next few days. It now appears increasingly likely the front will keep this system pinned down in the southern Gulf, not allowing it to move toward the northern Gulf of Mexico.

Since the steering currents are uncertain, however, we’ll have to keep an eye on the system.

26 Responses

You are correct, the rain will be welcome. But we would also welcome cooler weather. While the summer sweat beads arced above the upper lips of the women at Jimmie’s Ice House are indeed alluring, this season’s heat has finally worn out its charm.

Hi Eric. Well, finally got to my camping destination in the Hill Country. It’s rained the past two days, but nothing too major. Hopefully we get a doozy today so that river is up and it’s off on the tubes.

So, today we get rain in La Porte…. Yea! Still too late for plants in the backyard – I’m still in mourning. And, cooler temps along the coast?? Oh glory be! I can open the windows and let the …. oh wait, it’ll be raining. Can’t have it all I guess!

Can you help me understand your daily posts in the comment section. Perhaps I’m just overly critical, but shouldn’t the comments section be more of a place to discuss Eric’s writeup instead of promote your own blog? I’m trying not to come off as rude, but I am seriously confused what value your posts provide?

I’m just glad “3 things to consider” lady hasn’t posted yet. For the life of me I don’t understand how her comments add any value to this blog. Comments are for discussion of the article, not promoting one’s own blog.